After being out one week with the Mexican U20 National Team training camp, Julio Morales is back with Chivas USA. The 19 year-old forward returned to The Home Depot Center’s Field 6 this week, just in time to get back on track with his teammates in a practice scrimmage against PDL-side LA Misioneros FC.

“I felt good physically and mentally being back here with my team. I’m ready to work hard and focus on my team and the league because even though we’re doing well so far, we have to continue moving up,” Morales said after the scrimmage with the Misioneros.

Morales joined the Mexican youth squad on April 22nd for a week-long training camp just two days after going all 90 minutes in the Red-and-White’s match at Real Salt Lake. The camp was held in Indiana as a preparation for the 2013 FIFA U20 World Cup, set to take place from June 21st- July 23 in Turkey.

“It [the camp] was interesting, to say the least; there was a lot of competition. But overall, it was good experience and I felt very good. Thankfully I was taken into consideration this time, and personally, I thought I did well and now we wait to see if I get called up again.

While with the U20’s, Morales played in the two games against the University of Notre Dame and the University of Indiana. Though the San Jose native didn’t score in any of the games, Morales went all 90 minutes against the Fighting Irish.

“I think I have the skills and the capacities to be on the squad that goes to the World Cup. I went to this camp, gave it my all, and hopefully the coach [Sergio Almaguer] takes me into consideration. By the end, the coach told me that I did things very well and to continue working hard and we’ll see where we go from there,” he finalized.